Arsenal wants to sell Eddie Nketiah and has been in talks with Olympique Marseille regarding the striker’s transfer.
The Englishman has agreed on personal terms with the Ligue 1 side and is eager for the move to materialise.
Arsenal is aiming to secure a good fee for Nketiah’s departure and is open to other clubs joining the race, which has prompted Everton to express interest.
Everton is keen on acquiring Nketiah due to his Premier League experience and his status as a player from one of the top clubs in the competition.
However, a report from Football Insider suggests that it is unlikely Everton will complete the signing due to their financial constraints.
The report indicates that although Arsenal has proposed a loan deal with an obligation to buy, Everton may struggle to meet this requirement. As a result, they are now exploring options for a more affordable striker to strengthen their squad.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Although Nketiah is not a regular for us, he is a fine striker and deserves to leave only for the right offer.
If we do not get one, he must be prepared to stay and fight, which could improve him further.
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Why are Everton linked to loan players when we can’t anymore. !!!…,new prem rules says…..only 2 per season if you look it up probably !!!…. It’s all over facebook as well a pict of the new rules
Let the kid go!
The demand is there on Eddie, there’s also Bournemouth and Leicester but it remains to be seen if they are willing to pay the price.
But that’s the point. Several clubs are reported to be “interested” in Eddie but there’s always a catch. Either they don’t want to pay Arsenal’s “valuation” (which is too high at the reported £30m in my opinion) or they want a loan and then pay a fee, or they just want a loan.
Arsenal want/need to sell players in this window and get the money now. So far, they’ve sold ESR for a fee and that’s it. There are three or four more who they need to offload, including Eddie.
Apart from anything else, Arsenal can’t keep bringing in players (perhaps a midfielder and striker to come) if they don’t sell anyone. They’ll end up with an expensive (wages) and bloated (numbers) squad which may have FFP implications.
Sell or swop him for a high quality striker or winger who can cover for Sako. He’s just marking time and using up scarce HR resources.
If only it was as simple as saying “Sell or swop him for a high-quality striker or winger …”. As we’ve seen, actually offloading the several players Arsenal needs to is a pretty difficult job and time is running out.